Natural Allies? U.S.-Indian Relations in the Obama Era

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Natural Allies? U.S.-Indian Relations in the Obama Era

By George Perkovich

Published on Jun 29, 2009

Source: American Enterprise Institute

In an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, presented in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry, Carnegie's George Perkovich discusses the priorities for U.S.-Indian Defense and Security Cooperation. The AEI event featured a conversation with Indian ambassador Meera Shankar and a keynote address by Robert Blake, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs.

For more details see the American Enterprise Institute website.

About the Author

George Perkovich

Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Senior Fellow

George Perkovich is the Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons and a senior fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Nuclear Policy Program. He works primarily on nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, and disarmament issues, and is leading a study on nuclear signaling in the 21^st century.

Recent Work

Paper
How to Assess Nuclear ‘Threats’ in the Twenty-First Century
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Commentary
“A House of Dynamite” Shows Why No Leader Should Have a Nuclear Trigger
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Nuclear Policy Nuclear Energy North America United States South Asia India

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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